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YBCA's Free Third Thursday:

Film historian Irwin Swirnoff and Bay Area Now 8 visual artist Marcela Pardo Ariza reunite to host part two of Beyond Bloodlines, an evening of collective exploration into what queer family and kin can be, featuring a compilation of film, visual art, performance, music, interviews, and more.

Kickoff the evening with the launch of Swirnoff and Ariza’s zine, Beyond Bloodlines, with readings by selected contributors, focused on stories of family, in all of its pain & glory. Guests will then be invited into our galleries for YBCA’s monthly conversation, Artist to Artist, featuring BAN8 artists Jamil Hellu and Nicki Green, each of whose work represents historically othered communities, particularly LGBTQ+. We end the night with a special screening of LGBTQ+ Latinx film shorts followed by a Q&A with members from the 2019 LatinX LGBTQ+ Film Festival committee: Ulises Dueñaz (CSUMB Pride Club President), Jasmine Lottier (Artist and Community Organizer), Sam Gomez (The Epicenter of Monterey Services Manager) and Angélica Gonzalez (Semillas Project Member, Artist and Community Organizer).

5PM: Galleries are free, bar and DJ in the lobby6PM: Zine launch with Irwin Swirnoff, Marcela Pardo Ariza, and selected contributors6:30PM: Artist to Artist in the YBCA gallery with BAN8 artists Jamil Hellu and Nicki Green7PM: Screening of LGBTQ+ Latinx film shorts from the LatinX LGBTQ+ Film Festival; Becoming Johanna, Tomboy, and Tres Gotas De Agua, Q&A to follow